He said the government's border protection policies, which now includes the reopening of the Christmas Island centre, remain "a great deterrent" to people smuggling operations.

The Christmas Island detention centre closed in late 2018.

The Federal Opposition is trying to get the crossbench to agree to changes around medical transfers for asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island.

Morrison added: "My job now is to ensure that boats don't come, my job now is to do everything in my power to ensure that what the parliament has done to weaken our borders does not result in boats coming to Australia".

"My job now is to ensure the boats don't come", Morrison said.

About 1,200 refugees are estimated to be in exile in Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus, where they've been indefinitely detained for nearly six years.

"This is merely codifying something that the government itself says is happening now".

Retail inflation eases to 2.05% in January
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) inflation stood at (-) 2.17 per cent in January as against (-) 2.65 per cent in December. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast January's annual increase in the consumer price index at 2.48 percent.

The Home Affairs Minister would have 72 hours to decide whether to block a transfer, which they could only do on national security grounds, or if the person seeking transfer has a criminal record and poses a risk to the community.

"Some of these people would have serious mental problems that need to be dealt with by specialists".

The laws passed the Senate on Wednesday and will be given royal assent.

Phil Glendenning, President of the Refugee Council of Australia said, "We thank and congratulate all the Members of Parliament and Senators who came together and voted with their conscience on this long overdue legislation".

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Simonsen, whose 19th anniversary with the department was coming up in March, leaves behind a wife and two children. The union that represents uniformed officers posted online that a detective died and a sergeant was hurt.

But because it was amended in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, it returned to the Senate for another vote on Wednesday . Numerous independent MPs have indicated they want the government to serve its full term, which ends in May.

There's been a few tweaks inside, too, with a larger infotainment screen with TomTom navigation available on the top-spec models. Inside, the company says its smartphone-link display audio system has been improved, now offering "more advanced" connectivity.

Solskjaer is capable of transforming the fortunes of players - just look at Pogba . "We are here to score, perhaps more than one". Solskjaer, who had won 10 of his 11 games in charge before this clash, admitted his team were a step below the French champions.

The incident went down in West Hollywood, as the pair were preparing for a recording session at Westlake Recording Studio . It's unclear if anyone was hit when the shots were fired, but the suspect (s) "made off with a ton of cash and jewelry".

Sheriff Kenneth Hammack said his office is investigating along with the Texas Rangers, CBS affiliate KHOU-TV reports . On Sunday, Hammack posted information regarding the murder of a 71-year-old woman, Barbara King, in Segno.

Kent and Gwen Meyer, who own Meyer's Tails Up Farm in Belvidere, are heading to Westminster with two top-winning show dogs. Dogs from affenpinschers to Yorkshire terriers are rounding the rings at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show .

Farmers and contractors in parts of the region have been banned from using machinery that could generate to sparks or fire. New Zealand Defence Force firefighters combat the Richmond fire near Nelson, South Island, New Zealand February 8, 2019.

He was speaking at a memorial last night to Ilan Halimi, a young Jewish man who was tortured to death by Muslim men in 2006. The store window had been graffitied with the German word meaning "Jews" in yellow paint overnight.

Haiti is the poorest country in the Caribbean and 60% of the population live on less than $2 (£1.53) a day. The President, who's been in power since 2017, is calling for talks with the opposition, which has refused.

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